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Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Liver Function Test ... specific for the liver ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #Liver ... #FunctionTest #
Liver Abscess on POCUS Ultrasound

Fever and RUQ pain/tenderness isn't always chole. In this patient population make
Liver Abscess on ... POCUS Ultrasound ... This #POCUS has ... abscess - could ... #Liver #Abscess
Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
Liver Abscess on ... POCUS 24yo healthy ... of this 2x2cm liver ... #Abscess #Hepatic ... #POCUS #Clinical
Liver Abscess on POCUS

Febrile, RUQ pain, encephalopathic, and seizing...also this. Unifying dx? Next organ to scan?

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Liver Abscess on ... POCUS Febrile ... @mackendc #Liver ... #Abscess #POCUS
Hepatic Abscess on POCUS
Had recent colonoscopy with biopsies.  Answer: Had perforation of colon at hepatic
on POCUS Had recent ... the anticipated POCUS ... isoechoic to liver ... #POCUS #clinical ... Ultrasound #RUQ #Liver
Unexpected source of fever: Liver abscess on point-of-care ultrasound

- Dr. Dan Kim https://twitter.com/dan___kim/status/1016714544352116736

#Liver #Abscess #Hepatic #Clinical
source of fever: Liver ... abscess on point-of-care ... 1016714544352116736 #Liver ... #Abscess #Hepatic ... #Clinical #POCUS
Necrotizing Fasciitis on POCUS
I was presented a patient with an "abscess". This is why we #POCUS.
patient with an "abscess ... This is why we #POCUS ... POCUS saves lives ... soft tissue to assess ... cellulitis vs abscess
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
glucose by the liver ... contribution of liver ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... assessment - assess ... mellitus/DKA - Liver
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Pyogenic liver abscess ... from contiguous focus ... , perinephric abscess ... febrilepodcast.com] #pyogenic #liver ... #abscess #pediatrics
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
• The fungus lives ... the Nelson River ... adjacent to the focus ... Meningitis, epidural abscess ... or intracranial abscesses